220 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY Iblll. 67 



Te'min-axa wi'lx sin Itsai'sik' s. " K' in qalpai'm-axa ayai'm a'ng" i 

 Agencyk's." Temu^'liu mis qai'-slo, te'min yasau^yai'nx a'sin 

 mukwa^stELi. "Xa-lia'^'lqa pEnunsayai'm, k"in-axa qalpai'm ayai'm 

 Agencyk's." Te'min mu'^*'hu nunsai'. Temu^'hii sins k'a'tx Inti'nst, 

 5 te'min mu°'hu Wdi ^ sins ayai'm. Te'min mu'^'hu yasau^yal'nx a'sin 

 mukwa^stELi. "K'in-axa ta'mni is qamli's wil." 



Te'min mu"'hii ayai'. Te'min 'Liya^ qa^'tsE LEya'xaut, te'min 

 mu°'liu wi'lx Agencyk's. Te'min mu^'hii LEai'sx xe'Lk'it-s-hi'tslEm 

 si'qultxaux. Temu^'lm namk' mis Lsai'stEmtsx qas Tom HoUls, 



10 ''MEla'nxax-a' as Giant Lxama'nstEx 'k'as qamli's?" — "Na'k'-E'n 

 'k'Lxama'nstEX?" Te'mlta mEk' a'xk' aux-slo ts-hi'tEk', Tema'^L 

 mu°'hu ayai', na'k's 'k'as Lxama'nstEx. Hti°'qusallnx k'i'luk's. 

 Tem hi'k'e isti'k'i ts-pii'tstExk' , nak' kus hu^'qusallnx k'i'luk's. 

 Tema'^L mu^'hii wi'lx k'i'mhak's. Te'min mu'^'hti LEai'sx nak" 'k'as 



15 hti'^'qusallnx as ki'luk's. Hi'k'e tai^ pu'stEx s-leVi', nak' %'as 

 Lxama'nlnx. Te'mlta 'Liya^ qa'^'tsE tem mu'^'hti wi'lx tas lii'tslEm 

 mEqami'nta. Tenia' 'l mu'^'hu a3^a'yEm mEjj'u'teta ^ hali'yiik's. 

 Temi'LX mu"'hu yo'la. "Sis LEai'tiyQsxam, k'is 'Liya^ ni'sk'ik's." 

 Xti'si'L hi'k'e hali'yiik's aya'yEm, tem mu°'hii yasau^ya'lnx. 



20 "Hu^'k'i mu°'hu." Temu'^'hu Loquti'lnx k'i'mhak's, tem-auk' 

 mu'^'lm kU'lnx as im'tik's,^ tema'^L mu'^'hii wi'lsusx-axa nak' 'k'as 

 hti'^'qusallnx k' i'ltik' s. 



Te'mlta k'im wi'lx as Agent tem yasau^yE'mtsx, ''Xa-'Liya^ 

 k" la'aqai ni'sk'ik's! Xa-hi'k'e tas hu'^'k'i tsk'itxe'. K'in niEya'- 



25 sanx mu'^'hii is ili'diyii Toledo'k's. Tqaia'ltxan sis ha'^'lqa wil as 

 qo'na,* k'ai'i qaqa'tsE ilt!i'i." Tem mu'^'lm yasau^ys'mtsx qas 

 Agent. ''Xa-xe'iLk'e hi'k'e Lhaya'nausxam." 



Aili'k'in mEla'nx qau'k'eai qas Lxamnai'nx: Ah e Logan tem-axa 

 Albert Martin. Is k' '.i'laux niEk'ai'stxanx. Hi'k'e hamsti^ sa'pt list 



30 ats-Lo'k'ik'. Te'min mu°'hii yasau'yai'nx as Agent. "Aili'k'in 

 li'di 'k'si'n tsi'tsk" liyust!. K'inau'x tsitsk' !ayu°'Li. Psi'nLxat-s- 

 hi'tslEm aili'k'i Wdi is tsi'tsk' liyust!." Temu'^'ha yasau^yE'mtsx 

 qas Agent. " 'Liya^. Xa-'Liya^ i'mstE! Hak'i'msxas imsti', k'is 

 hi'k'e tsa'mE tlo'hil^ %'ni'x. Ts-aqa^tisk' , sxas hi'k'e Lhaya'nauwi 



35 kus law ni'i i'ltistai. MEla'niyux" hi'k'e hamsti^ qas an^u"'s. 

 K'-sawa'yutsii kus law." K' -i'mstE yasau^yE'mtsx qas Agent. 

 ' ' Xa-hi'k' e ma'alk' sta, xa-xe'iLk' e Lhaya'nausxam. Tsa^'mEU hi'k' e 

 tqaia'ldux", la'lta mi'sEx mEla'nx qani'x kus law. Tem-axa qani'x 

 judge ^ %'xa'm hi'tslEm." Te'min mu'^'hu ayai'nx itsai'sik's, 



40 te'min yasau^yE'mtsx qas Agent. "Xa-a'ng'i tsini'i le'wi'k's." 



1 A corruption of the English word "ready." 



2-m- prefix; put corrupted for English "boat"; -t auxiUary; -a modal. 

 3 put corrupted for English "boat"; -k-s local of motion. 

 * Corrupted for English "coroner." 

 6 Corrupted for English "trouble." 



6 In the early days of reservation life Smith was appointed police judge, in wliich capacity he served more 

 than four years. 



